Re: (POLL)Working with or Without Bachelor's

Just a note: I can't vote. I think it's because it's two polls and I don't want to have to do one of the options for without a bachelors as that would skew the results.

I actually am working with my bachelors. I got it in 2 years by taking 40 hours of class a week without any vacations. Unfortunately, I was still denied a job at a company that shall remain nameless, solely for the reason that I did not go to school for 4 years. A BS and over a year of experience in the industry, too. Oh well, their loss, right? Considering that everyone I interviewed with really enjoyed me and that I got through the entire interviewing process on my technical merits.

Re: (POLL)Working with or Without Bachelor's

Posted 25 November 2008 - 02:45 PM

I already have a bachelors degree in Communication Studies from the U of Iowa. Useful for 99% of the fields out there. Except computers.

So...my wife is a professor for a local college and because of that I get free tuition (30k+ per year...for free ) and it will take me two years total to get ANOTHER bachelors degree, this time Business W/ MIS focus as well as a minor in CS. They did transfer all of my credits from Iowa, so I really didn't (don't)have to do any other 'general education' credits. Will be finishing in May 09 and I've got a job lined up from an internship I had over the summer.

Re: (POLL)Working with or Without Bachelor's

Posted 08 December 2008 - 04:30 PM

A degree is like a club pass, it gets you in the door. Hopefully it also prepares you somewhat for when you get there, but who knows.

I have a degree in English Lit ( BA or BS, I honestly forget, Lib Arts can choose ). Got a minor in CompSci. My first job was boy friday. That is, office bitch for a consulting company. Eventually I got a job as a programmer. No one even asked if I had a degree. Experience beats class time, every time.